It's lonely out there on Sexy Rexy Island. As far as Rex Ryan can see, there is nothing but losses floating on the horizon. As far as the Jets coach can see, there are waves and waves of tabloid pages floating the news that this guy is going to be gone....

Ten thoughts after the Chicago Bears’ 27-19 road victory Monday night over the New York Jets that raised their record to 2-1.
1. The Bears have been turning to inexperienced players to fill the holes that keep opening on defense. First-round...

The Bears did some of their best work in the shadow of their own goal line Monday night at MetLife Stadium and that is the biggest reason they were able to come away with a 27-19 victory.
The Jets reached the red zone on six of their 11 possessions...

Head coach Rex Ryan really liked how the New York Jets looked during OTAs and minicamp. Of course, what else is he, or any other NFL head coach, going to say'
"The energy and all that stuff has been outstanding," Ryan said. "I love the way we're...

Pro Bowl nose tackle Haloti Ngata remained sidelined at practice on Wednesday after missing the Ravens' 23-20 overtime loss to the Chicago Bears with a sprained left knee.
Ngata has no torn ligaments, according to a source who characterized the injury as roughly the same as the sprained knee that forced him out of the Ravens' Super Bowl XLVII victory over the San Francisco 49ers.
Ngata didn't practice all of last week. He's expected to try to return to practice later this week, per a source.
Tight...

The statuses of Ravens Pro Bowl nose tackle Haloti Ngata and starting tight end Dennis Pitta remains undetermined for Sunday's game against the New York Jets. However, Pitta is regarded as unlikely to play.
Ravens coach John Harbaugh was noncommittal on both players.
Pitta did individual drills the past three days and remains on the injured reserve-designated to return list. He can be activated at any time as he's in a three-week window to either be placed on the active roster or on season-ending...

Don't look for a $3,000 suit or slicked-back hair. Don't expect to hear empty flattery or bragging about an extensive list of superstar clients. None of that is Joe Linta.
"If you met him and he told you he was a sports agent, you wouldn't believe him," says recently retired Ravens center Matt Birk, a client of Linta's for all 15 of his NFL seasons.
Linta built his Connecticut-based agency around guys like Birk, who were drafted in the later rounds and became excellent players at unglamorous...

Willie Colon Photos

When the Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers tangle in Sunday’s season opener at M&T Bank Stadium, Terrell Suggs expects his path to Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger to be littered with roadblocks.
And those roadblocks have names – as in, offensive tackles Jonathan Scott and Willie Colon, tight end Heath Miller and H-back David Johnson.
“It’s going to start with a chip [from] Heath Miller, a back,” the four-time Pro Bowl outside linebacker said Wednesday. “I won&...

Todd Haley is focused on the future but drawing inspiration from the past.
The Chiefs coach, whose 0-1 team visits the Lions on Sunday, is at a pivotal moment in his career. His team needs to make a better showing than it did in a 41-7 loss to the Bills in its opener and must do so without second-year safety Eric Berry, one of its best players. He's done for the season with a knee injury.
Haley spoke to his team before Wednesday's practice and, for inspiration, invoked two up-from-the-rubble teams:...

Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs hasn’t recorded a sack in his past two games after bringing down Houston Texans quarterback Matt Schaub in his Oct. 21 return from a torn Achilles tendon. But the Steelers are marveling at his mere presence on the field.
“It’s amazing how quickly he has been able to come back and be just as productive as he was,” Steelers tight end Heath Miller said. “You would have to ask him if he is 100 percent or not, but the production is still there...